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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.


How Christmas Day is Celebrated In
Those States
Christmas day IS lot Only the mist widely
and universally obssrTai holiday n tbs
Christian calendar, but It Is aAsc Susceptible
Of a greater variety Of observance t.lan usr-
haps any other holiday. Santa Cans and
tie Christmas tree are known ard owed Of
al children In Kentucky and c1har south
ern states TIE da7 Is ushered IN with a gun
powder accompaniment In the north tee
Fourth OF July Is made horrible BIZ the bonn
ing cf cannon and the rattle Of firarackers
In the south these are reserved fer Christ
ulzs morning. Among the country and VII
lage population CHRISTMAS Is the occasion Of
a general turnout N fields and woods with
guns ard dogs. On that day of al DAYS do
the rabbits, squirrels and quail find them
selves pursued by about every nan ord bow,
both white AID coIored- who OWLS or can
borrow an old st1sgun, blunderbCss u shoot-
ing iron Of any kind, and the feds and
woods resound from morn I'll night with the
echoes Of exploding guupowder as ths. hunt
ars stalk up the hapless game. The dogs
lend their quota TO the days noise and ex-
c1tenenr, baying On the trail Of frightened
foxes and rabbits
In Tennessee the wise men who made tie
laws in the early days Of tie state existence
recognized the merit Of Workmanship. and
70 encourage this accomplishment. enacted a
law eIenptlng wagers On craftsmanship
from the general penalties against ether
species OF gambling. So that the men Of =
village OF farm community may eonEreSats
and put up n2cuey, quarter Of teef OF
tUrSey, as the prize TO be carried OF BY tbs
best shot. The target IS often the top Of
paper cap box about SIS large IN diameter a.
silver quarter, and the distance ranges
from twenty-five 70 100 seeps TIE c7-ns
used ars long single barrel uuzzte Ioad5nS
Tiles II the match Is to be shos c.f hand
resting the Gun against the shodliSr with
cut rest the distance is seldom greater
than twenty-five PAGES, and even cs hat dis
iance the bullets are often bcnchssi from
dozen rifles into q SPACE which can be covered
with silver dollar
These rife shooting matches are row
largely reserved for tie Christmas cav, and
are looszed forward 10 all the year rCSHsd. On
these occasions all the young men wao boast
II their ability 20 cut ths bulls ere th-ee
times orr OF five gather 70 banter and take
the eu1ceis cut q such Is think tie z.sslves
rack shots
Christmas night IS largely given u to
"hddlin' and dancin' IN the homes Of tie
aos1ltable bac4-woods southrs-ls. lid even IN
the towns and villages It IS q vely tornon
,I-seozn 70 have dance On Ch-iSz112S night
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Day. Let rs al touch eibows and share with
our neigEbor who neesis Us most Then make
truce vita enemies, with care, with fears,
with tears and soTrow and lot Joy be uncon-
fn-.d On Christmas Day. Les justice soften
into mercy. Lee rot hate harden into wrong.
bus Be Transformed into love Let suzex
CEASE, NswTzu Be fory0tsen, let gerea -
reconciled
Let charity dispense bounty. Let the rich
man love the poor Let this lap Of -tIldhood
be filed with plenty. Let ali faprshan-
nocks Of estrangsment, separation, bitter.
ness, unequal lots, opposing intsrssts. b
bridged By the Babe Of Bethlehem N Christ.
mas Day Of 81. And ssbe We kind s,e to an
other, tender hearted, forgfving ou< another
even as God for Chrtscs sake hath ferziven
you There. / am preaching arein. in a
secular journal of civilization Ts.; I can't
help IL This Christ born ne has thrown Of
and left behind the other me, tbs. old me.
who followed Grant and Hancock 70 Rich
rload In the Wild. mad days Of turbulent
youth l have taken OF that fsssad hIus
jacket, and can stretch my arnls; have uu-
buckled that worn belt, and can breaehs
freely. Come, jacket; come, swo-i-hang
again On the wall You are ny old me; bug
the present., real ne Is man Of peace AID
acquainted with grief; not 50 happy a. a
saint es he was as soldier, hut s..n irving
to do his work, since God didn't serk. for lin
at Getty sbUrg- -Harperss Weekly.
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IAN right: YOU shall have some Of our
>otlea and sugar and PORK Boys, find the
Beats
Such beats, I Sc tie children sailing them
N the small lakes in our Central Park. Some
Yankee, desperately hungry for tobacco. in
Teiited them for trading with the 'Johnnies
They were hid away under the banks of the
river fo- successive relays Of pjcketz
We get out the beats. An old handkerchief
answered for & sail We loaded them with
,o6ee, sugar, pork. and SGT the SAL. and
Eacch-sd them slowly creep 70 the other shore.
And the Johnniesl To see them crowd the
bank, and push and scramble 10 be first 70
seize tie boGts, going into the water, and
stretching out their long arms. Then when
hey pulled the heats ashore and stood in
group over the cargo, and 70 hear their az
CARNATIONS: 'Hurrah for hog Say, that's
not roasted rye, but genuine coffee Smell
L, you u2ST And sugar, too Then they
iivlde3 the consignment They laughed and
shouted, ''Reck0n you uns been god 10 We
1ns this Christmas Day, NankS.7 Then they
put parched carr. tobacco, ripe perSnnous,
INTO the boats, and sent them hack 10 Us
And We chewed the pstrched corn. smoked
real Virginia Leaf, ale persim1noas. which II
hey weren't very filling, E, least contracted
l-E SNC--l---As 70 Tie SIS o. Our I --lSI-l2S
Inner. Ard 50 the day passed We shouted.
Merry Christmas, Johnny They shouted.
Same 70 you. Yank1 And we forgot the
biting wind, the CHILLING cold: We forgot
.hoSe men over there were cur enemies.
whom It Nigh. be our duty 10 shoot before
evening.
We had bridSed the river-spanned the
bloody chasIn. We were brothers, not foes,
waving s2lutatlons Of good Will in the name
II the Babe Of Bethlehem. on Christmas Day,
n u At the very frout Of the opposing
armies the Christ Child struck truce for Is
broke down the wall OF partition. became
'ur peacs. We exchanged gifts We shouted
greetings hack and forth We kept Christ
c,sS, and our hearts were lighter for II and
our shivcrln- bodies were not quite 50 cold.
tro shou and do likewise, push no poor debtor,
prosecute no quarrel. bear no grud-e. at
Christmas time, forgive your enemies, re-
member your re0cieS and DO not brood over
YOUR ullsfortuneS, at Christmas time. II the
times are hard do not lex the children know
IL, or Lazarus on your doorstep become
aware OF it, at Christmas time. 70 his deeper
iespalr. Cannot you be cheerful and brave
BY your hresides, as we soldiers were on the
aappahanncck On Christmas Day in %,
shouting good wills 70 rebels On the opposite
Shorsi Let Us al shake hands % CHRISTMAS
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7 E-allOls s2IrUeter.

started foi Richmond in July. 1872, q lad
IS years old, s junior in college, and ehalins:
. be at ito double quick It after John
Browns soul, which, since it did not require
! knapSlck, or three days rations, or can
sen, or halt during the night for sleep,
vas always marching on. On the night be
ore Christmas, 1852, was detected young
2atrioc, wishing l hadn't done it, shiverins
n the open weather q mile hack Of the Rap
nshannocS. On the reserve picket, and ex-
posed 70 a wet s1owstorn- There was not
,,ick OF wood within five miles Of Us; all Gu.
Iowa. even the roots Of tres dug up and
burned We lay down on our rubber blankets,
pulled our woohn blankets over Us, spoonej
It IS close SIS we could get, 70 steal warmth
from our comrades, and tried no. TO cry.
Next morning the snow lay heavy and
,ieep, and the men, when walked ard locked
about me, reminded NE Of a church grave
Yard in winter. The snow covered Us all.
nd my comrades seemed as II s small GENE
.ery-juSs like s graveyard and its mounds
"Fsl in for picket duty! There, come,
Noole, McNanus, Paxton, Perrine, Pollock:
,au in" We fell in, Of course. No break
iaSt; chilled 70 the marrow, snow foot
Iess, We frightened our belts On our empty
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MOTHERS MENAGERIE.
BY OLIVE HARPER.

Some sixty years ago Madison street in
Dew York was one of the most aristocratic
s1ee's In the city, and on both sides it was
e1lt With stately stone mansions, with wide
lls immense parlors and large handsome
sods and each had garden in the rear.
No" 'ne wealthy old Quaker families who
U9s inhabited them are gone and the whole
'Aee' nas deSenerated until it is known as a
eaenent house district and these old
sAiss are full of ragged, half starved chill
- pale, Wretched women, and a gener-
honest but rough class of men. Every
IS nas family in every room, where
Se! cal, work and sleep, and even where
4e IS The most sobriety there is still enough
.SSe' unneathineSs and misery. In most
@e'n mems drunken curses and women
~ cnidrens shrill screams are heard al
= 'ue a'ue room Of one of the handsomest
=. 'usse ola houses there lived widow with
- Two children, Ruth and Robert No
,,, .S gan picture the bare desolation of that
,r wr- Ua' IN spite of the bitter poverty so
M srS-sa' II was neat and clean The Young
- :. -, was born in this house, as had been
-, amer, and though she now owned
- IN earth but the wretched furniture
49, M. usl and she could barely pay the rent
La ~ CneereSs attic, her heart chung to the
III T. sOus s, and here she staid Her father had
M s saae1iy, as had his father before him.
,So aO0Y' his only child, had married a man
I'm. %, % unworthy his trust and in short
MS, u'u aisSlpated every dollar they
t h. ~ ana then had died, mercifully for
Vile and little children - 49, -'
ha- .iicks had tried 10 earn a living since
H. - I' WIN delicate health ard two helm
ma. r ,a;. sne could not do much. Like the
ID, b.r ivy OF women, she had no resource
fSir f,o. leelle' and she found employ in a
[slour ~ n ;, and by shaving night and day
sort ~ = aer poor little hands could hold tina
[tsrsIi s1;. managed to keep her children and
[eOss 80 Their clothes were the last OF
d tS ~. Ue''er days, and were almost falling
tas fnrar SI s1eer age, though the patient
pTe- nnS naa patched and darned them
rund,rasa i've, User' and her heart sank as She
Ter rran slere she could get more.
bud evar,l AI'ael nal beel thrifty old man.
sSea hs Al h&d supposed him rich; but
Ind tav t ,S 1t was ioand that this house
ztsrrst WV wv thousand dollars. which WINS NJ ~.
cnlfrs - al he had, and it was never ouit,
paps an sa uGt no amount of searching in
nOrs and t M brought to light ANYTHING
Aush the o ,v search was finally dropped,
l. rrew NJ, t question was often discussed
HOush 70 w W. uark to sew and not opite d,rl
title potbass a. the lamp, and this hour the
Ia uarsa as, usually took to run out and do
'0r The next day; and so tell
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ssoTnachs, seized our rifles, and marched "a
tne river TO take cur six hours on duty.
IL was Christmas Day, 1862. aAnd 80 th:,
Is war, my old me said to himself, while be
paced In the wet snow his two hours o., the
FLYERS brink. "And am out here to shoot
that lean, iank, coughing, cadaverous lok-
ing b'itternut fellow over the river. So this
= war this u being soldier; this il the genu-
Inc articlei this is Ii. GreelcyIs On to Rich
rnond' Wen, wish ne were only here In my
place, running to keep warm. pounding his
arms and breast to make the chilled HOOD
circulate 30 this Is war, trampfng I'D and
down this river my fifty yards with wet Feet
empty stomach, swollen nose
ALe-. when lying undef TIE trees In the crs-
kks campus Last Jurs. S~e KlA.st to mo mar
1a.l music; gorgeous higadierz In blue snd
soh' Tall young men M line, shining In braaz
war meant to mo tsuprltucls memories Of
Dunka Hhl, CHsa<'s Tenth legion, the eharys
.. the Six Hundred-anythfng but this
Psaavl wish I were home. Let me sea
lionel Gods country. A tearfLyes. IL il a
tear. What are they doing at hornef This il
Christmas Day, 1862 Ho-nes Wei. stock-
ings On the war, candy, turkey, fun. merry
Christmas, and the face Of the girl I left be
hind Another tearl Yes, couldn't HELM il !.
was only IS, and there was such a contrast
between Christmas, 1852, On tie Raprahan-
mock, and other Christnases. Yes. tsaers was
a girl, too-such sweet eyes; such lcay Iashes.
such low, tender voice, Some. move
quIckeri Who goes therel" Shift the rife
from one aching shoulder TO the other.
Heiio, Johnny, what are you up tor Tie
river was narrow, but deep and swift. II
vas vet cold not a freezing cold There
was no ice-too swift for that.
forT
~Yank, with no overcoat. sfoes finn ~
holss, nothing to eat but parchad corr ard
tobacco, and with the derned Yankee snow
loot deep there Is nothin' left-ncthfu' but 70
get up cough by way Of protes-in' AGAINST
this Internal treatment Of the BODY. We ms
fank, all have cough over here and tF,er,1s
co say1n which viii run US to hole first, the
cough or your buliets7
Tie snow still fell; the keen wind. raw and
ilerce' Get to the bo1e- 1t was Gods worst
weather 4 Gods forlornest, bleakest spot Of
ground, that Christmas dag Of 81 On the
tIappahannock, a half mile below the town
II Fredericksburg But come, pick I'D ycur
prostrate pluck, you shivering private.
surely there Is enough danpness around
Without adding to it your tears
Lets laugh, boys"
Hello, johnny
Hello yourself, Yank-
Merry Christmas, johnny
Same to you, Yankr
Say, Johnny, got anything 70 trader
-farched corn and tobacco-she Sza Of our
Christmas, Yank-
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ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK
CHRISTMAS DAY, 1872.


81 John p Paxton, Private. COMPANY G. f4.h
Pennsylvania Volunteers
There was my old corarade, Sergt Nelson.
WHO had gathered somewhat Of evil in tia
army, whose Christian virtues vvers not
highly polished, and VITO, On occasion.
dropped into profanity as Wegg did into
poetry Now | wonder which Nelson God
VIII keep, and which Nelson he viii throw
ewaT-ths rough soldier, or the man at Cold
Har5or who said, Boys, do you hear Be5o,r.
and Stone calling orr names and Esyv.re for
waterf We left them at the foot Of the kill
wounded that afternoon when rre CHARGED
and were rppglsed ''Boys, its mighty
risky. There IS no truce tonight. and them
rets shoot about as fine by starlight as by
day. But I'm going out to them. You see.
If you and were lying over there with a hole
through us and We called for water and no
one come, though you heard u. we would
curse you all Who VIII go with rner' II.
sergeant And II They went. ard two
OF them were killed. l wonder which Nelson
God viii keep, which throw away-the Vel
son who WIS no saint, or tie Nelson who
died for man, like Jesus Christi
wonder which man is ma and which will
come TO the front and be OF top as Judgment:
shls me IN the study here, with az open Bible
before hin, who fatty contradicts the other
Ie, who sbivcred with cold OF the Rappa-
hannocE twenty-five years ago.
1t L such a funny world You and I load
our friends down with our aches ard raisfgr-
tunes and troubles, but when a rich old incl.
dies aod leaves Us half a million we do not
load that On them Oh, NJ. But here an
preaching. 50 strong is habit Yet which is
ne-thls gentle, meek, Apologize Clergyman.
or that other me Of q quarter Of q century
agoi that other HE who wore that faded blue
roundabout hanging On my study wall. with
a hsutena1ts shoulder straps on It. who we're
that sword and belt there before NV evesE
w hlch Is ne-this man acquainted with
meekndss and piety and aims and grief. or
that ne Of the sword and trass buttore.i
jacket on the wall, who WIS acquainted with
war, dev-lcriss, death reckless daring. loves
young dreani Here happy thought strikes
me: 10 III On that soldiers jacket and buckle
on again that sword an going to get into
that JACKET, 50 faded, 50 small for ne nov;
am going TO buckle on that sword. if it
does compel crowding, bad language, rebel
lion, pains, and being carried of the iel
swoo1ing, as some ladies are betimes. because
OF the uproar and rage Of the inco,nmoded
guests within Well, it happened On this wise
that found myself shiyering OF the banlzs
Of the Rappahan-ock On Christmas Day.
lSt2, enlisted for three years or during the
food for rIfiSTr7f,-1- -,f--..-,
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The people OF New ORR sre not very
>ocia0ie, are theyfr said western man, adj
.reS>ins an acquaintance who lived in the
east.
Well, don't know but they are, although
hev may ha little peculiar in that respect.
For several years hai my Office in very
lsrSe building on Broadway. One day fell
low came in and asked ii my name was J. ".
McFIidletou. t0iI him it was. and then,
after a few moments silence, he said: Ny
1tfica i jus, across the hall, AMI ever since
saw your sign several wears ago have b-aan
intending 10 drop IN and So you. am
your brother, YOU know, ant-weli, how are
YOU getting along, anyway Yes CON
auu@,i the eastern man, they are tribe
peculiar, but after you get III with them You
iui them very socSble. - Arkansaw rrav
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All were gone, and she left alone to battls
with such hard world. Had it not been for
those two little children up stairs the icy
river would have soon closed her book of sor-
row.
Sine reached her room. The children were
fast asleep, and she lighted the lamp and sat
down by the little stow
If we starvs," she said, u cannot wofS
tn-nishts
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CHRISTMAS IN oLoEN TIME.

n more wood. the wind Is chill;
o. 81 Iet It whistle as 1t will;
p On teep our Christmas merry still.
W W. aI I'll our Christian sires OF DID
~ nd when the year its course had rolled,
LII pa bro,,gtt blithe Christmas back again,
STI all it's hospitabie train.
n,n,estic and religious rite
- honor to the holy night.
o oa T6rlstuas Eve the bells were rung;
w y. cbristmas Eve the mass was sung;
~ orly night in all the year
~ - ,he stcled priest the chalice rear.
~ ~ dsmsel donDed her kirtle sheen;
~ =. ball was dressed with holly green;
III ~ 10 the wood did merry men go
~ ~ sa.ber In the mistletoe.
men opened vide the baron's hall
~ s,ssal tenant, serf and all:
over ~ laid his rod Of rule aside,
ND Ceremony dotted his pride;
r. ber. with roses in his shoes,
~, oirb. might village partner choose;
Tss lord underoga;ing share
Ne vulgar game Of post and pair"
m bsil with uncontrolled delight
"a general voice the happy night
TAT 10 the cottage, as the crown,
pronch, tldings Of salvation down.
Sir Wslter Scott.
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Hotel Guest-I don't believe in this modern
custom Of tipping, l want you TO under
stand that
Waiter-Is been - school, san, an l hap
uen to know there amt EotAIn' modern about
i, sab The custom i IS cid IS civilization,
san.
"Oh. come now
Fac, sab. learned in history, sab, that
one time rich man like YOU named Calsula
vent somewhere 70 supper an K cost HIM
uOO00 befoss he gOl through, sab. By the
rav, Sah, all the things you ordered l. cut,
<ah. Omaha World.
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CHRISTMAS CAROL.

There's a story olden, golden,
laden With the sweetest peace,
N stranger in a nanger,
Coached on autumn's rich increase.
poted not in sable, for a stable,
with It's rude and dust clad walls,
Formed shelter, where did swelter
cattIe in their stifed stalls.
rbsu from heavens azure riven,
PLACED a star Of radiance bright;
Glorious, victorious,
Il paled the other stars of night.
rssp /. glimmered, cleaned and shimmered,
Der the town Of Bethlehem;
Ind brighter, nearer. richer, clearer,
Burned the star of glory then.
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eOh. come now
In Need of a Prehx.

Hello. old boy Heard you're going to be
narriAi-and 4 tine sirl, too, en-
well yes, she has very coI1e'y nsure'
@Oh. but that's sside from the question,
How about the incomely nsareF
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Adore the stables pointed gables
Did that star Of heaven stand:
While adoriag, wealth outpouring,
Krer the men from Judah's land.
Softly saying, mid their praying,
While their eyes with tears were dim,
From atar we've seen his star.
And lave come to worship him,
Ihe1 came winsing, sweetly singing.
hosts on hosts of cherubim,
Glory, glory, hear the storyi
Peace on earth, good Will to menr
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,ng INC children to1ie stln in bed, for 1t was
bitterly cold up there 80 near the root sh,
.ook her threadbare shawl, and throwing n
around her started out. ~
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-01
Cotton Seed OH Mil Fight.

New ORLEANS, Feb. IA serious
attack has been organized here Oh the
American Cotton Seed Oil Trust Com
pany by the purchase of the Maginnis
mill. The cotton seed oil mills here
have had complete monopoly of the
field. Two Memphis capitalists, form
erly in that business, have organized "A
company and perfected plans for a
new mill, to be run on the sJ.operiive
plan, that will assure it a constant sup
ply of seed. Nearly all the leading
planters on the lower Mississippi have
been given stock in the new mill and
have pledged themselves to furnish so
many tons OF cotton seed annually,
thus assuring the cotton mill 10000
tons per year. or as much as any two
mills OF the Trust Company here re-
ceive. The site for the new mill has
been selected and the necessary barges
and steamers contracted for. 1t is a
direct attack upon the Trust Compa-
ny, in which the planters will take Il
prominent part.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-01
Boring for Water.
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal
Boring in the earth for water is an
operation often attended by great un-
certainty. Some few years ago in the
heart Of London q firm of brewers
bored to q depth Of several hundred
yards wiohout tapping the precious flu
id, and the expensive well had to be
abandoned. Quite recently, at Burton
on-Trent, a similar failure occurred up
on far smaller scale. When the oper-
ators had pierced to a depth Of 176 feet
without finding water, they called in
the advice Of some experienced artesin-
well engineers, who recommended the
abandonment of the works, and the
commencement Of fresh bore upon o
site which they selected 200yards away.
At depth Of only ia feet a copious
supply Of water was found, yielding, in
fact, between 5000 and 6 900 gallons per
hour. II is remarkable that the sites
OF both borcs were at the same 'evel
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-01
RUMORS OF WAR.

France, with Gen. Boulangcr
controlling her military affairs,
her immense army and stores con-
stantly increasing, and her shrewd
spectators unloading her securi-
ties, certainly means or fears war,
Germany speaks out distinctly
and declares that danger is immi-
nent, and continues to prepare for
the worst.
Austria is diligently at work
improving her arms and increas-
ing her soldiery.
Italy watches its ships, its guns
and its army, and is evidently sx-
pecting something to fall.
Besides internal strife that
amounts to revolution, England
has increased her facilities for
meeting any emergency abroad.
Russia has relapsed into a mo-
rose silence and is displeased with
everybody,
1t is scarcely possible for all
these preparations for war to sub
side and the aggravating issues to
die out without a bloody European
conflict during the coming spring.